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Nov. 26—Welcome to Peerman’s Power Rankings (PPR), the 10 athletes, teams and story lines that have Journal sports editor Lucas Peerman’s attention. Look for a new power rankings list every Sunday.
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10. Jalin Holland and Bella Hines
High school basketball season starts this week, so let’s start this list with the state’s best in that arena. Jalin Holland, the 6-foot-4 do-everything junior for Los Lunas High is the top boys basketball player in the state. He’s being recruited by Texas, Arizona State and Oklahoma (to name just a few of the schools interested) and projects as a top 50 player in the nation by season’s end. Eldorado junior Bella Hines, a 5-foot-10 junior combo guard, has evolved into New Mexico’s most recruited girls basketball player — probably ever. Iowa, the national runner-up in women’s college basketball, is among the dozens of schools recruiting Hines. Get a front row seat at their games now because watching Holland and Hines courtside at a college blue-blood program will be pricy.
9. JT Toppin
The UNM men’s basketball team is 5-1 despite floor general Jaelen House being out for all but one of those games. Leading scorer Jamal Mashburn Jr. is banged up, too. Lobos fans can thank sophomore guard Donovan Dent (see honorable mention) and freshman forward JT Toppin for the team’s hot start while the stars are on the mend. The 6-foot-9 Toppin hit his first 11 baskets and all five free throws (his only miss being a 3-pointer near the end of the game) to score 27 points in a 92-84 win over Toledo last week. He also pulled down 11 rebounds, dished out 3 assists and recorded a block and an assist in what Journal writer Geoff Grammer called the best freshman performance he’d seen in the Mountain West…
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Author : Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
Publish date : 2023-11-27 04:02:00
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